1327:
40:
1339:
1333:
281:
In 1979, Jones became a management trainee in a toy manufacturer. He remained in the company for 27 years, and was its managing director for the last 11 years. Jones has been a director of the
British Toy and Hobby Association, serving as chairman from 2004 to 2006 and president from 2011 to 2014.
293:. He served as leader of the opposition from October 2021 before becoming the leader of the council in May 2022, succeeding John Halsall. Jones stepped down as council leader in May 2023 and was succeeded by Stephen Conway. At the
480:
1440:
701:
324:, Jones was elected as MP for Wokingham, achieving a majority of 8,345 votes over the Conservative candidate and becoming the first non-Conservative MP for the constituency.
664:
511:
488:
1430:
249:
from 2016 to 2024 and served as the leader of the council in 2022–2023. Before entering politics, he worked in the toy-manufacturing industry.
1294:
657:
540:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1386:
1255:
1435:
378:
432:
650:
294:
290:
624:
309:
242:
59:
1465:
1460:
1445:
1348:
619:
238:
54:
29:
629:
321:
305:
301:
457:
404:
1425:
730:
121:
1475:
1470:
1379:
1023:
603:
574:
1044:
755:
737:
1455:
1450:
1326:
1065:
692:
1372:
1209:
579:
512:"Lib Dem councillor Clive Jones to step down in May to concentrate on Wokingham general election battle"
1125:
946:
1160:
1132:
773:
286:
246:
129:
1308:
981:
925:
886:
872:
1360:
865:
313:
1405:
683:
234:
210:
353:
39:
570:
382:
266:
8:
1273:
780:
642:
332:
Jones has lived in
Hawkedon, Wokingham, since 1992. He met his wife at a hockey club in
1072:
358:
270:
1287:
1280:
932:
317:
297:, Jones stood down as a councillor to concentrate on his general-election campaign.
812:
333:
258:
199:
1216:
1030:
1009:
967:
458:"Agenda and minutes: Annual Council, Council - Thursday, 18th May, 2023 7.30 pm"
405:"Agenda and minutes: Annual Council, Council – Thursday, 19th May, 2022 7.00 pm"
1356:
1230:
1167:
1139:
988:
939:
918:
911:
833:
805:
798:
594:
1399:
1223:
1146:
1118:
1104:
1016:
893:
826:
1301:
1237:
1058:
1037:
960:
819:
612:
94:
590:
1202:
1188:
1153:
1090:
1051:
974:
879:
1195:
1174:
1111:
1097:
995:
953:
840:
723:
1181:
68:
1338:
858:
1332:
1352:
584:
262:
481:"Clive Jones to step down as Wokingham Borough Council leader"
672:
541:"Lib Dems win Wokingham for the first time in its history"
433:"Clive Jones, the first Liberal Democrat MP for Wokingham"
312:, finishing in third place on both occasions behind the
1441:
Liberal
Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies
1397:
276:
167:Member of Wokingham Borough Council for Hawkedon
1380:
658:
534:
532:
426:
424:
422:
381:. Wokingham Borough Council. Archived from
252:
1387:
1373:
665:
651:
38:
529:
509:
419:
538:
430:
373:
371:
369:
352:
1431:Leaders of local authorities of England
478:
1398:
673:Liberal Democrat members of Parliament
646:
366:
1321:
1421:British businesspeople in retailing
1416:21st-century British businesspeople
1411:20th-century British businesspeople
13:
1436:Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors
265:in Wokingham in 1974 and attended
245:since 2024. Jones was a member of
142:19 May 2022 – 18 May 2023
14:
1487:
562:
1337:
1331:
1325:
604:Parliament of the United Kingdom
575:Parliament of the United Kingdom
510:Creighton, Phil (4 March 2024).
479:Paulden, Melissa (12 May 2023).
327:
289:for the ward of Hawkedon in the
178:9 May 2016 – 6 May 2024
539:Aldridge, James (5 July 2024).
431:Aldridge, James (9 July 2024).
503:
472:
450:
397:
362:. 22 July 2024. p. 14086.
346:
336:, and they have two children.
1:
339:
277:Business and political career
1446:People from Gillingham, Kent
1359:. You can help Knowledge by
694:List of Liberal Democrat MPs
7:
580:Contributions in Parliament
460:. Wokingham Borough Council
407:. Wokingham Borough Council
109:Liberal Democrat portfolios
10:
1492:
1320:
1265:
1247:
1082:
903:
850:
790:
765:
747:
715:
678:
634:
617:
609:
602:
287:Wokingham Borough Council
247:Wokingham Borough Council
224:
216:
206:
191:
186:
182:
171:
166:
156:
146:
135:
130:Wokingham Borough Council
127:
113:
108:
100:
88:
76:
65:
53:
49:
37:
23:
1466:UK councillors 2021–2024
1461:UK councillors 2016–2021
1426:Councillors in Berkshire
748:Yorkshire and the Humber
253:Early life and education
237:politician who has been
1476:UK MP for England stubs
44:Official portrait, 2024
306:2017 general elections
1456:Politicians from Kent
1451:People from Wokingham
1347:This article about a
485:Maidenhead Advertiser
437:The Reading Chronicle
322:2024 general election
295:2024 council election
291:2016 council election
285:Jones was elected to
1349:member of Parliament
620:Member of Parliament
591:Record in Parliament
300:Jones contested the
267:The Bulmershe School
239:Member of Parliament
55:Member of Parliament
1471:UK MPs 2024–present
1274:Alistair Carmichael
781:Manuela Perteghella
231:Clive Richard Jones
196:Clive Richard Jones
1355:constituency is a
1083:South West England
1073:Freddie van Mierlo
904:South East England
716:North West England
359:The London Gazette
257:Jones was born in
16:British politician
1368:
1367:
1318:
1317:
1288:Christine Jardine
1281:Wendy Chamberlain
933:Jess Brown-Fuller
685:Liberal Democrats
641:
640:
385:on 1 January 2024
228:
227:
211:Liberal Democrats
1483:
1389:
1382:
1375:
1351:representing an
1343:
1342:
1341:
1335:
1329:
1322:
1311:
1304:
1297:
1290:
1283:
1276:
1258:
1240:
1233:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1191:
1184:
1177:
1170:
1163:
1156:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1128:
1121:
1114:
1107:
1100:
1093:
1075:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1033:
1026:
1019:
1012:
1005:
998:
991:
984:
977:
970:
963:
956:
949:
942:
935:
928:
921:
914:
896:
889:
882:
875:
868:
861:
843:
836:
829:
822:
815:
813:Victoria Collins
808:
801:
783:
776:
758:
740:
733:
726:
706:
704:
697:
695:
688:
686:
667:
660:
653:
644:
643:
610:Preceded by
600:
599:
556:
555:
553:
551:
536:
527:
526:
524:
522:
507:
501:
500:
498:
496:
487:. Archived from
476:
470:
469:
467:
465:
454:
448:
447:
445:
443:
428:
417:
416:
414:
412:
401:
395:
394:
392:
390:
375:
364:
363:
350:
334:Henley-on-Thames
259:Gillingham, Kent
235:Liberal Democrat
200:Gillingham, Kent
187:Personal details
176:
159:
149:
140:
118:
117:
91:
81:
42:
32:
21:
20:
1491:
1490:
1486:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1481:
1480:
1396:
1395:
1394:
1393:
1336:
1330:
1319:
1314:
1307:
1300:
1295:Angus MacDonald
1293:
1286:
1279:
1272:
1261:
1254:
1243:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1217:Caroline Voaden
1215:
1208:
1201:
1194:
1187:
1180:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1096:
1089:
1078:
1071:
1066:Joshua Reynolds
1064:
1057:
1050:
1043:
1036:
1031:Charlie Maynard
1029:
1022:
1015:
1010:James MacCleary
1008:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
959:
952:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
910:
899:
892:
885:
878:
871:
864:
857:
846:
839:
832:
825:
818:
811:
804:
797:
791:East of England
786:
779:
772:
761:
754:
743:
736:
729:
722:
711:
702:
700:
693:
691:
684:
682:
674:
671:
628:
622:
615:
565:
560:
559:
549:
547:
537:
530:
520:
518:
516:Wokingham Today
508:
504:
494:
492:
477:
473:
463:
461:
456:
455:
451:
441:
439:
429:
420:
410:
408:
403:
402:
398:
388:
386:
377:
376:
367:
351:
347:
342:
330:
279:
255:
207:Political party
198:
197:
177:
172:
157:
147:
141:
136:
115:
114:
89:
83:
77:
72:
57:
45:
33:
28:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1489:
1479:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1392:
1391:
1384:
1377:
1369:
1366:
1365:
1344:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1312:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1277:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1259:
1256:David Chadwick
1251:
1249:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1241:
1234:
1231:Martin Wrigley
1227:
1220:
1213:
1210:Cameron Thomas
1206:
1199:
1192:
1185:
1178:
1171:
1168:Edward Morello
1164:
1157:
1150:
1143:
1140:Rachel Gilmour
1136:
1129:
1122:
1115:
1108:
1101:
1094:
1086:
1084:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1006:
999:
992:
989:Monica Harding
985:
978:
971:
964:
957:
950:
943:
940:Danny Chambers
936:
929:
922:
919:Alison Bennett
915:
912:Josh Babarinde
907:
905:
901:
900:
898:
897:
890:
883:
876:
869:
862:
854:
852:
848:
847:
845:
844:
837:
834:Pippa Heylings
830:
823:
816:
809:
806:Charlotte Cane
802:
799:Steff Aquarone
794:
792:
788:
787:
785:
784:
777:
769:
767:
763:
762:
760:
759:
751:
749:
745:
744:
742:
741:
734:
727:
719:
717:
713:
712:
710:
709:
708:
707:
689:
679:
676:
675:
670:
669:
662:
655:
647:
639:
638:
633:
616:
611:
607:
606:
598:
597:
595:TheyWorkForYou
588:
577:
568:
564:
563:External links
561:
558:
557:
545:Bracknell News
528:
502:
491:on 12 May 2023
471:
449:
418:
396:
365:
344:
343:
341:
338:
329:
326:
278:
275:
261:. He moved to
254:
251:
226:
225:
222:
221:
218:
214:
213:
208:
204:
203:
195:
193:
189:
188:
184:
183:
180:
179:
169:
168:
164:
163:
162:Stephen Conway
160:
154:
153:
150:
144:
143:
133:
132:
125:
124:
119:
111:
110:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
92:
86:
85:
79:Assumed office
74:
73:
66:
63:
62:
51:
50:
47:
46:
43:
35:
34:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1488:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1406:Living people
1404:
1403:
1401:
1390:
1385:
1383:
1378:
1376:
1371:
1370:
1364:
1362:
1358:
1354:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1334:
1328:
1324:
1323:
1310:
1306:
1303:
1299:
1296:
1292:
1289:
1285:
1282:
1278:
1275:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1264:
1257:
1253:
1252:
1250:
1246:
1239:
1235:
1232:
1228:
1225:
1224:Max Wilkinson
1221:
1218:
1214:
1211:
1207:
1204:
1200:
1197:
1193:
1190:
1186:
1183:
1179:
1176:
1172:
1169:
1165:
1162:
1158:
1155:
1151:
1148:
1147:Wera Hobhouse
1144:
1141:
1137:
1134:
1130:
1127:
1126:Andrew George
1123:
1120:
1119:Richard Foord
1116:
1113:
1109:
1106:
1105:Steve Darling
1102:
1099:
1095:
1092:
1088:
1087:
1085:
1081:
1074:
1070:
1067:
1063:
1060:
1056:
1053:
1049:
1046:
1042:
1039:
1035:
1032:
1028:
1025:
1021:
1018:
1017:Helen Maguire
1014:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1000:
997:
993:
990:
986:
983:
979:
976:
972:
969:
965:
962:
958:
955:
951:
948:
947:Chris Coghlan
944:
941:
937:
934:
930:
927:
923:
920:
916:
913:
909:
908:
906:
902:
895:
894:Munira Wilson
891:
888:
884:
881:
877:
874:
870:
867:
863:
860:
856:
855:
853:
849:
842:
838:
835:
831:
828:
827:Marie Goldman
824:
821:
817:
814:
810:
807:
803:
800:
796:
795:
793:
789:
782:
778:
775:
771:
770:
768:
766:West Midlands
764:
757:
753:
752:
750:
746:
739:
735:
732:
728:
725:
721:
720:
718:
714:
705:
699:
698:
696:
690:
687:
681:
680:
677:
668:
663:
661:
656:
654:
649:
648:
645:
637:
631:
627:
626:
621:
614:
608:
605:
601:
596:
592:
589:
587:
586:
581:
578:
576:
572:
569:
567:
566:
546:
542:
535:
533:
517:
513:
506:
490:
486:
482:
475:
459:
453:
438:
434:
427:
425:
423:
406:
400:
384:
380:
379:"Clive Jones"
374:
372:
370:
361:
360:
355:
349:
345:
337:
335:
328:Personal life
325:
323:
319:
315:
314:Conservatives
311:
307:
303:
298:
296:
292:
288:
283:
274:
272:
268:
264:
260:
250:
248:
244:
240:
236:
233:is a British
232:
223:
219:
215:
212:
209:
205:
201:
194:
190:
185:
181:
175:
170:
165:
161:
155:
151:
145:
139:
134:
131:
126:
123:
120:
112:
107:
104:8,345 (15.5%)
103:
99:
96:
93:
87:
80:
75:
71:
70:
64:
61:
56:
52:
48:
41:
36:
31:
22:
19:
1361:expanding it
1346:
1302:Susan Murray
1238:Claire Young
1161:Brian Mathew
1133:Sarah Gibson
1059:Al Pinkerton
1038:Calum Miller
1002:
968:Zöe Franklin
961:Will Forster
820:Daisy Cooper
774:Helen Morgan
731:Tom Morrison
703:2024–present
635:
618:
613:John Redwood
583:
548:. Retrieved
544:
519:. Retrieved
515:
505:
493:. Retrieved
489:the original
484:
474:
462:. Retrieved
452:
440:. Retrieved
436:
409:. Retrieved
399:
387:. Retrieved
383:the original
357:
348:
331:
299:
284:
280:
256:
230:
229:
173:
158:Succeeded by
152:John Halsall
137:
116:2024–present
95:John Redwood
78:
67:
18:
1309:Jamie Stone
1203:Vikki Slade
1189:Anna Sabine
1154:Ben Maguire
1091:Gideon Amos
1052:Layla Moran
1024:Mike Martin
1003:Clive Jones
982:Sarah Green
975:Olly Glover
926:Alex Brewer
887:Luke Taylor
880:Sarah Olney
873:Paul Kohler
354:"No. 64465"
148:Preceded by
90:Preceded by
84:4 July 2024
25:Clive Jones
1400:Categories
1196:Roz Savage
1175:Tessa Munt
1112:Sarah Dyke
1098:Adam Dance
1045:John Milne
996:Liz Jarvis
954:Lee Dillon
866:Bobby Dean
841:Ian Sollom
756:Tom Gordon
738:Lisa Smart
724:Tim Farron
340:References
128:Leader of
1182:Ian Roome
636:Incumbent
632:–present
625:Wokingham
320:. In the
310:Wokingham
243:Wokingham
241:(MP) for
202:, England
174:In office
138:In office
69:Incumbent
60:Wokingham
1266:Scotland
859:Ed Davey
521:2 August
495:2 August
464:2 August
442:2 August
411:2 August
389:2 August
217:Children
101:Majority
1353:English
585:Hansard
571:Profile
271:Woodley
851:London
550:5 July
318:Labour
263:Earley
1248:Wales
122:Trade
82:
1357:stub
630:2024
623:for
552:2024
523:2024
497:2024
466:2024
444:2024
413:2024
391:2024
316:and
304:and
302:2015
192:Born
58:for
593:at
582:at
573:at
308:in
269:in
1402::
543:.
531:^
514:.
483:.
435:.
421:^
368:^
356:.
273:.
30:MP
1388:e
1381:t
1374:v
1363:.
666:e
659:t
652:v
554:.
525:.
499:.
468:.
446:.
415:.
393:.
220:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
